Advisors to the world’s most accomplished (and aspiring) restaurant and hospitality industry leaders

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Aaron Allen & Associates advises many of the largest and most successful foodservice and hospitality companies globally with an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience across categories, cuisines, geographies, functional areas, ownership types, service styles, operating platforms, and phases of the business lifecycle.

One of the World’s Most Sought-After and Quoted Restaurant Industry Authorities

How We Help

From insights to ideation to implementation, we bring practical and relevant experience ranging from the dish room to the boardroom.

We track the $3.1 trillion global consumer foodservice industry down to the transaction level and apply a holistic and integrated approach to strategic issues related to growth and expansion, performance optimization, guest experience, and enterprise value enhancement.

Who We Serve

Our clients span six continents and 100+ countries, collectively posting more than $200b in revenue. Across 2,000+ engagements, we’ve worked in nearly every geography, category, cuisine, segment, operating model, ownership type, and phase of the business life cycle.

We serve a broad and diverse client base spanning all forms of foodservice and hospitality. Our work includes advising chained restaurants, hotels, private equity investors, airports, airlines, caterers, contract and institutional foodservice, travel centers, suppliers, and distributors, on strategic issues ranging from marketing and master planning to portfolios and product development.

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While we expect M&A activity to continue to pick up over the next five years, those leveraging the best insights regarding the evolution of the market landscape to inform a

We receive thousands of inquiries each year from every corner of the foodservice industry and from all around the globe. There are some common patterns in what we’re being asked.

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